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UPDATE: Device found at Anson Allsup’s was not a bomb | KTAB - BigCountryHomepage.com
ANSON, Texas ( KTAB/KRBC) – A suspicious device found at Allsup’s in Anson has been officially determined to be not a bomb.
Members of the Abilene Bomb Squad retrieved the device from a trash can near a pump at the gas station on the 1600 block of Commercial Avenue Thursday afternoon.
They x-rayed and evaluated the device, which was described by city officials as a pipe that was taped on both ends, before deciding to open it and see what was inside.
No official information on the contents has been released, but a KTAB and KRBC crew at the scene saw the bomb squad dump what appeared to be sand out from the pipe.
After the device was found, Jones County authorities sent a picture to the Dyess Bomb Squad, who stated they could not rule out the possibility of it being a bomb.
Anson ISD was placed on a perimeter lockdown as a precaution during the incident, meaning no one was allowed outside but class took place as usual.
No further information is available at this time. Check back for any additional details.
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